Jean Cotnoir appointed Dean of the School of Business and Community Services
Holding a Bachelor of Education and a specialization in special education, Mr. Cotnoir has over 20 years of experience in the sector. Having taught in Pembroke, Blind River, Yellowknife and in Sudbury, he worked as a Program Consultant for the Conseil scolaire catholique du Nouvel-Ontario from 2005 to 2010. He joined the Collège Boréal team in 2010, where he held several strategic positions, including, since 2014, that of Director of Marketing and Liaison.
In 2018, Mr. Cotnoir received a Collège Boréal Award of Excellence for his exceptional commitment to students and to Boréal’s values of excellence, humanism, inclusion, innovation and respect.
A graduate of the Northern Leadership Program, Mr. Cotnoir will complete, in December 2020, an Executive Master of Business Administration with a specialization in Human Resources, at the University of Fredericton.
Mr. Cotnoir’s new duties will include the planning, deployment, and ongoing evaluation of the School of Business and Community Services’ programs. He will also ensure the School’s programs and services meet the high standards of students and industry at all Collège Boréal campuses.
His responsibilities will also include the planning and management of online programs offered through Boréal en ligne (Boréal’s online program offerings), the college’s literacy programs, the Testing Centre, and the Social Innovation Centre for Children and Families.
Mr. Cotnoir succeeds Ms. Diane Sénécal, who left the college in September for a position at the Collège Communautaire du Nouveau-Brunswick. He will take up his new duties on November 2, 2020.
About
Established in 1995, Collège Boréal is a French language post-secondary training and learning institution dedicated to the development and growth of communities throughout Ontario.
Collège Boréal offers comprehensive programs and services in seven campuses and 38 sites located in 26 communities throughout the province. Since 1995, approximately 120,000 clients across Ontario have benefited from Collège Boréal’s expertise relating to post-secondary education, training programs, immigration and settlement services, and employment services. Collège Boréal has established over 120 articulation agreements with other post-secondary institutions.
According to the Key Performance Indicators recognized by the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities, Collège Boréal holds the top rank in two of the five areas surveyed: graduation rate, and, for a fourth consecutive year, student satisfaction. These results are proof that investing in human capital is Boréal’s strength.
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